Josh Gracin (album)
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Josh Gracin is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Josh Gracin
. It was released in the United States on June 15, 2004 on Lyric Street Records
, reached number eleven on the Nielsen Soundscan album chart and sold 57,048 the first week. It has since received RIAA gold certification and has a sales of 703,000 as of December 2010, one of only three by new male country singers introduced in four years to earn a gold album. His album also earn the distinction of being the only debut album by a male solo country artist in some years to have three consecutive Top 5 country hits. The tracks "I Want to Live", "Nothin' to Lose", and "Brass Bed" (which was re-titled "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)" upon release to radio) were all released as singles, peaking at number four, number one, and number five, respectively, on the country charts.
The album was recorded while he was still serving in the Marines Corps, recording it when on leave, during holidays and weekends.
Josh Gracin
Joshua Mario "Josh" Gracin is a country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of the Fox Networks talent competition American Idol.After his elimination from the show, Gracin completed his...
. It was released in the United States on June 15, 2004 on Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records was an American record label specializing in country music. The label was part of the Disney Music Group, owned by the The Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997...
, reached number eleven on the Nielsen Soundscan album chart and sold 57,048 the first week. It has since received RIAA gold certification and has a sales of 703,000 as of December 2010, one of only three by new male country singers introduced in four years to earn a gold album. His album also earn the distinction of being the only debut album by a male solo country artist in some years to have three consecutive Top 5 country hits. The tracks "I Want to Live", "Nothin' to Lose", and "Brass Bed" (which was re-titled "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)" upon release to radio) were all released as singles, peaking at number four, number one, and number five, respectively, on the country charts.
The album was recorded while he was still serving in the Marines Corps, recording it when on leave, during holidays and weekends.
Track listing
Personnel
As listed in liner notes- Tim Akers - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, B3 organ, accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.... - Larry Beaird - acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on "Nothin' to Lose", "No One to Share the Blame" and "I Would Look Good with You" - Eric Darken - percussion
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
on "Nothin' to Lose", "No One to Share the Blame" and "The Other Little Soldier". lap steel guitarLap steel guitarThe lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fingerboard....
on "Turn It Up," DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
on "I Would Look Good with You" - Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
- steel guitar, lap steel guitar on "Endless Helpless Hoping" - Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
on "Peace of Mind" - Jerry McPherson - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Russell Terrell - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Glenn WorfGlenn WorfGlenn Worf is one of the premier Nashville session bassists. He was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and has concentrated on the bass guitar since he was thirteen. He majored in music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Inevitably his talents forced him to abandon the...
- bass guitar - Jonathan Yudkin - fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, octofone, violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
Album
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
US Sales |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 | 703,000 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
11 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2004 | "I Want to Live I Want to Live (song) "I Want to Live" is the debut single of American country music singer Josh Gracin. It was released in March 2004 as the first single off his debut album Josh Gracin. The song peaked at number 4 on the U.S... " |
4 | 45 |
| 2005 | "Nothin' to Lose Nothin' to Lose "Nothin' to Lose" is the title of a song written by Marcel and Kevin Savigar, and recorded by American country artist Josh Gracin. It is the second single released from his self-titled CD. The song also became Josh's first number one hit on Billboard's Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... " |
1 | 39 |
| "Stay with Me (Brass Bed) Stay with Me (Brass Bed) "Stay With Me " is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer Josh Gracin. It was released in April 2005 as the third and final single from his self-titled CD... " |
5 | 47 |